Traditional Karate Club
Contents:
Terminology
In our dojo, we uses many Japanese terms. You will learn many as you progress. Study these terms diligently.
Counting
one--ichi
two--ni
three--san
four--shi
five--go
six--roku
seven --shichi or nana
eight--hachi
nine--ku or kyu
ten--ju
General Vocabulary
attention--kiyotsuke
back--ushiro
barbell--tan
begin--hajime
belt--obi
bow--rei
combative posture--kamae
elbow--hiji
empty hand--karate
focus--kime
foot--ashi
forms--kata
front--shomen
good afternoon--konnichi wa
good evening--konban wa
good morning--ohio gozaimasu
gripping jars--nigiri game
hand--te
hard and gentle--goju
hips--koshi
iron ring--kongo ken
junior--Kohai
kneel--seiza
left--hidari
lower area (from waist down)--gedan
meditate--mokuso
middle area (from waist to neck)--chudan
please teach me--onegaishimasu
ready--yoi
relax / at ease--yasame
reverse--gyakku
right--migi
school or style--ryu
senior--Senpai
stick and rope weight--makiage kigu
stone lever weights--chi ishi
stone padlocks--ishi sashi
stop--yame
striking post--makiwara
switch--kaete
teacher (one born before)--Sensei
thank you very much--arigaato gozaimashita
thanks (informal)--domo
training hall--dojo
turn around--mawate
uniform--gi
upper area (from neck up)--jodan
way or path--do
way of the empty hand--karate do
yell--kiai
Stances
back angled stance--kokutsu dachi
cat foot stance--neko ashi dachi
cross leg--bensoku dachi
feet together--heisoku dachi
front knee bent--zenkutsu dachi
half front stance--han zenkutsu dachi
heels together feet out at 45 degrees--musubi dachi
horse riding--kiba dachi
hourglass stance (pigeon toed)--sanchin dachi
natural stance--hachiji dachi
parallel stance--heiko dachi
"re" stance(letter "re")--renoji dachi
reverse natural stance--gyakku hachiji dachi
stance--dachi
straddle leg--shiko dachi
Blocks
block--uke
chest block--chudan uke or uchi uke
elbow block--hiji uke
hammer fist block--tettsui uke
inside forearm block--uchi uke
knee block--hiza uke
knife hand block--shuto uke
low sweeping defense--gedan barai
outside forearm block--soto uke
palm heel pressing block--shotei otoshi uke
pressing block--osae uke
pulling/grasping block--hiki uke
rising block--jodan uke or age uke
roundhouse block--mawashi uke
scooping block--sukui uke
wrist block--ko uke
'X' block--juji uke
Hand Techniques (te waza)
back fist strike--uraken uchi
chest punch--chudan zuki
chicken beak strike--keiko ken zuki
double punch--nihon zuki
elbow strike--hiji uchi
finger thrust--nukite zuki
fist--ken
fore fist punch--seiken zuki
hammer fist--tettsui uchi
hook punch (in front)--kagi zuki
low punch--gedan zuki
lead punch, jab--kizami zuki
lunge punch--oi zuki
middle finger knuckle punch--nakadaka ken
one knuckle fist--ippon ken
palm heel--shotei
parallel punch--heiko zuki
punch or thrust--zuki
reverse punch--gyaku zuki
ridge hand--haito uchi
rising punch--jodan zuki
short punch (palm side up)--ura zuki
strike--uchi
triple punch--sanbon zuki
U-punch (upper cut)--awase zuki
vertical punch--tate zuki
Foot Techniques (ashi waza)
back kick--ushiro geri
foot--ashi
foot sweep--ashi barai
front snap kick--mae geri (keage)
front thrust kick--mae geri (keikomi)
hook kick--hiki geri
joint kick--kansetsu geri
jump kick--tobi geri
kick--geri
knee attack--hiza geri
roundhouse kick--mawashi geri
side snap kick--yoko geri keage
side thrust kick--yoko geri keikomi
stomping kick--fumikomi
(wave) stomping kick--nami gamae
Practice Fighting
3-step sparring--san dan gi
application of kata--bunkai
body shifting--tai sabaki
break falls--ukemi
combative posture--kamae
joint lock--kansetsu waza
one step sparring--jiyu ippon kumite
slow free flowing sparring--randori
sparring--kumite
wrist lock--kote gaeshi